Who are the early winners and losers of the 2026 NBA Off-Season?
The NBA off-season has been in full effect for the last two weeks. The league has been flourishing with news left and right. From free agent signings to moves on the trade market, all 30 NBA teams have been active. Like any off-season, there are winners and losers throughout the process. Some teams got better. Some got worse and some made little to no moves at all. Let's start out with the early winners of the off-season. Beginning with the Los Angeles Lakers, who nearly overhauled their starting five and bench. The Lakers went into the off-season with several of their own players entering free agency. The Lakers would part ways with old face of the franchise, LeBron James, and loose role players Marcus Smart, Raui Hachimura and Luke Kenard in free agency. Losing this core would require reinforcements. The Lakers responded by resigning their star guard Austin Reeves to a max contract, trading for big man Walker Kessler and signing multiple key role players in Sandro Mamukelashvili,...
